Improvement in hay-elevators



- UNITED STA ES; PATENT OFF- on,

JOSEPH MOUNT, or nieniisrown, New RSEY.

IMPROCII-EMEINTIIN H A'v E EvAro s. 7

Specification forming part 0t Letters Patent'No; l73,2'33, dated 'February 8, 1876; application filed I i April"30,187 5.

To all whom it may concern.- I

' Hightstown, Mercer county, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Hay-Elevator, of which the followingis'aj specitioationa- Y Y The object of myinvention is to facilitate; the: removal of hay, &c., from a wagon or boat" or cars to a barn or other proper place; and my invention consists in the peculiar "con struction of the track-beam and a stop-catch attached thereto, the catch arrangedflexibly, so as to engage it with proper apparatus or parts of the carriage or truck upheld by the beam. 1

' It further consists in the peculiarities of framing, bracing, &c., forming the carriage, which is suspended from the beam, hanging beneath, and formed to traverse from outer end, or near thereto, when loaded, toward interior of barn or other suitable place for discharge, asdesired. g

It also consists, in combination therewith, of the arrangement of wheels'forming the rollers upon which the carriage is moved. 1

It further consists in construction and peculiar form of a tripping-lever, connected to the frame of carriage, and arranged to operate for the purpose of tripping the catch before mentioned, unloosing the carriage, andpermitting it to move as desired.

It further consists of a stop-catch, incombination with said lever, and arranged so as to press against the rope used in hoisting, so as to prevent its running backward, although allowing the load to be be hoisted, but not permitting its return.

It further consists of a device connected with aforesaid tripping-lever, and having a peculiar foot adapted to receive a shock from the pulley-block, &c., attached to the weight or load, so that when the contact is efl'ected the tripping-lever is driven upward in unfast-v ening the hereinhefore-mentioned beam .and

v carriage catch.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the elevator, the carriage shown at the outer end of the beam, and fastened in position by the catch belonging to the beam. This is the proper position when hoisting a load orportion of a load. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, similar, but showing 1 tlie[carriag'e'after it hasbeen disengaged from the catch, and when on its way to the interior @ofthe barn, 850. This view shows the posiation' of the trippin g-lever and stop-catch, which,

by pressing downupon the rope and pulley,

effectually prevent any backward run, so that" the load :is held at'the desired height for trans;

portation. Fig. 3 is .a transverse section of' the apparatus.

a re 'iresenlts the beam forming the track upon which the wheels of the carriage run. b

'is a piece of wood or metal, sitting on edge,

and fastened to beam at by bolts. Its purpose is to strengthen the beam where it is extended beyond the barn or other support. At 0 is the catch or catch-lever, secured to the beam at by the cheeks d d. It is pivoted thereto by bolt or otherwise, and its outer end e is formed as a hook, and its extreme point wedge-shaped, so. as to readily glide over the device requisite, and then drop over the same and hold it firm.

f represents the bottom plate of the-carriage,

made of wood or metal. g and g represent vertical pieces, usually of metal bands, reaching under plate f, and up each side to above At the top of these are at-- the beam-line. tached the wheels h, of which there are four.

A bolt running through each pieceg g, andthrough wheels h, with heads countersunk in the wheels, forms the axle and means of attach'ment. '11 and 13 are other bands or strips of metal, reaching down from axle of wheels and top of pieces 9 and g, to which they are secured, to the bottom plate f, at the point where the pulley is located, and where the greatest strain comes are fastened to the platef, and act as stiffeners of the carriageframe, and strengthen the same to a considerable degree. At 70 is the pulley. Its axle is a bolt running across the carriage through stiffening-braces or clamping-pieces t and z" and bottom'plate f, the pulley k fitting into a slot, 1, through plate f. At m is arod or bolt,

running across the carriage through piece g. This is the device to which the catch-lever c connects when at proper point, the end 6, hooking'over the same, making a firm connection. The catch-lever 0 takes hold automatically as the carriage comes into proper distance, and rises over and falls accurately. At 1) is shown the tripping-lever, having jaws at q,

and pivoted by boltr to the frame-piece 9, so that it may rise and fall readily. The jaws q are arranged so as to fit over the end 0 of catch-lever 0. At 8 is a rod secured to tripping-lever p by pivot t running through, and this rod 8 has a foot branching out at bottom a, and is arranged so that, as anything strikes up from beneath, the tripping lever 12 will be forced up thereby, the end q rising so as to disengage the catch-lever and let the car riage go free. At 42 is the stop-catch. This is formed wedge-shaped, and projects downward and backward from tripping-lever 1) toward pulley it, so that, when the catch is pressed down against by the weight of the tripping-lever 10, the stop-catch will hold the rope, so as to effectually prevent it running backward, although permitting it to be drawn upward, if desired. By this means the load may be held at any desired height. A ferrule is shown at w. There may be many of these, if desired, so the catch '0 may engage therewith; but the rope will be held sufficiently without such aid in most cases. 00 represents the rope.

It is shown as attached to the carriage at w, and passing downward under a pulley or through a block at 3 passes upward over pulley '10, and toward the barn or otherwise, as desired.

The first-mentioned portion of rope at a: may be dispensed with, if desired, and the weight attached tothe bottom end of the remaining portion, or any other arrangement desirable, provided it passes over 'the pulley 70. All the rest is optional.

' What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The lever 12, provided with jaws q, stopcatch '0, in combination with driving-pin .5, arranged to operate in manner and for the purpose described and set forth.

2. The combination of lever 12, provided with pins r and m, frame-pieces g g, catch-lever a, cheeks d, track-timber a, also pulley k and stiffening-bars M, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

. JOSEPH K. MOUNT.

Witnesses:

J OHN INGLIS, J r.,

HENRY ELMER.

jaws q, stop-catch Q], and driving-pin s with 

